Warnes School

Background

About the community of Warnes:

The community of Warnes is composed of around 300 people and located at the entrance of the Aquicuana Reserve, 20km from the city of Riberalta. The families live mainly off of subsistence agriculture, and a few work collecting Brazil nuts.

About the school of Warnes:

Around 160 children attend the primary and secondary schools in Warnes. While most of the children who attend the primary school are from the community, the secondary school also receives children from other nearby communities.

With the help of our volunteers, Sustainable Bolivia has developed an ecological club in the school, which now is made up of 70 children from all grades-levels. The goal of this club is to raise awareness of environmental issues and to create sustainable habits like picking up trash in the community.

Objectives:

Provide educational support in the school and develop new vocational activities

Raise an environmental consciousness among the students

Keep their houses, the school and the community of Warnes clean

Develop a course in environmental conservation and ecotourism for the students

Inform the children about the nature around them and why it´s important to conserve it

Working Conditions:

Warnes is located 20km from the city of Riberalta. It is accessible by moto-taxi easily in the dry season (30min drive) but is a bit more complicated in the rainy season (1h drive or more). Volunteers have the option to stay at our ecolodge in the reserve itself.

Volunteer Opportunities:

The school in Warnes is seeking :

A volunteer willing to teach or tutor students and support their educational programme